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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12-2 a

…to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in FranceDeclaration form (1)Last name :First name(s) :Address :Nationality :Physical or sporting activity supervised :Po…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-3

…mic trading does not mean mechanisms used solely for : a) Routing orders to one or more trading platforms; b) The sole processing of orders in the absence of trading parameters; c) Order confirmation;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-3-1

The Minister for Health or, by delegation, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-8

The benefit of article R. 421-7 is subject to passing an aptitude test in the French language before the jury provided for in article R. 421-6 the syllabus and procedures for which are laid down by jo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 800

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat determines the costs to be included under the heading of criminal, correctional and police court costs; it establishes the tariff thereof or sets the terms and condition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article R626-64

I. - At the latest within ten days of the vote of the classes on the draft plan, the affected party, who voted against the draft plan and who intends to contest compliance with the condition provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15

Any person referred to in I and III of article R. 519-4 shall ensure that its staff meet the conditions of professional competence set out in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 and applicable t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-7

…ined by the Chairman, shall be deemed to have resigned. The chairman of the Enforcement Committee informs the Minister for the Economy.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-11

…medical manager concerned;2° For midwives, by the practice mentioned in b of 1°.II - The doctor performing voluntary terminations of pregnancy by instrumental methods within the framework of the agre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-8

…red trader who disposes of his business or who grants the right to operate it, in particular in the form of a management lease, may only plead cessation of his commercial activity in order to avoid li…

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